FRAMINGHAM - Even though there are four library trustee seats available and only three names on the April 1 election ballot, write-in candidates are making it a race.

Lee Ann Friedman and Elizabeth Roy are actively campaigning for write-in votes, both going for the open seat that Trustee Parwez Wahid is giving up.

Incumbents Arthur Finstein, Sam Klaidman and Jo-Anne Thompson will appear on the ballot with a blank spot for that fourth seat.

Friedman and Roy began their bids to join the board after Wahid did not submit nomination papers to seek re-election by the January filing deadline.

"I was prompted to run when one of the current trustees asked me to, based on some previous volunteering I had done," Roy said. "Since my current term on the board of another organization is about to expire, the timing is perfect."

Roy, who is active with Toastmasters and Metrowest Mothers & More, said she is passionate about the library and supports its mission to serve the entire community.

Friedman, a retired elementary school teacher, has volunteered to raise money for the Framingham Public Library Foundation. She now teaches Framingham Adult ESL Plus and loves to introduce kids and families to all the libraryís resources.

"Iíve had the opportunity to see the library from a variety of perspectives Ö and have had just this joy of introducing people to the library," Friedman said.

Danielle Ameden can be reached at 508-626-4416 or dameden@wickedlocal.com. Follow her on Twitter @damedenMW.